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David Chase

David Chase

Writer, producer, director and actor · Born August 22, 1945 (81) · Mount Vernon, New York, USA

David Henry Chase (born August 22, 1945) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. He has won seven Emmy Awards. Chase's film debut came in 2012 with Not Fade Away, followed by The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1945 (81)
From
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, producer, director and actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are David Chase's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
26%
Self
18%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
8%
Power
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Chase's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).

Subscription and free streaming for David Chase's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Outcome(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Many Saints of Newark(2021)

    Characters · Producer · Writer · as Ercole DiMeo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as David Chase (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Not Fade Away(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Real Sopranos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 86 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime(1996)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.(1994)

    Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Without Consent(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I'll Fly Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 72 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Almost Grown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show Creator

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Off the Minnesota Strip(1980)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 20 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Grave of the Vampire(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Winter Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Manager

  • The Cut-Throats(1971)

    First Assistant Director · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Project: MKUltra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Untitled David Chase/Terence Winter Horror Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 1969 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (2024)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 26: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting7 of 26: 0 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting16 of 26: 5 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing11 of 26: 1 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew6 of 26: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

26 titles, 12 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s3 · acting2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David Chase's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

86th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does David Chase work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Chase's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Garner shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers